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44°27′21.5″N 26°06′49.1″E / 44.455972°N 26.113639°E / 44.455972; 26.113639
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Matei Balș hospital fire
Date29 January 2021
Time~05:00 ( EET)
Venue Prof. Dr. Matei Balș National Institute for Infectious Diseases [ ro]
Location Bucharest, Romania
Coordinates 44°27′21.5″N 26°06′49.1″E / 44.455972°N 26.113639°E / 44.455972; 26.113639
Type Fire
Deaths17

On 29 January 2021, at around 05:00 EET, [1] a fire broke out at the COVID-19 facility in the Prof. Dr. Matei Balș National Institute for Infectious Diseases [ ro] in Bucharest, Romania, killing five people. [2] On 4 February 2021, the death toll on the fire was reported to have risen to 12. [3] [4] The death toll rose again to 14 on 6 February 2021, [5] with one more death added to the death toll on 8 February 2021 [6] and two more again on 9 February 2021. [7]

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References

  1. ^ Leonte, Cristian Andrei (29 January 2021). "Raed Arafat, despre incendiul de la Matei Balș: Din păcate avem 4 victime/ Comandantul intervenției: Primul apel a venit la 5.05, primul echipaj a ajuns după 8 minute/ Streinu-Cercel: Toți pacienții au fost mutați, peste 98% aveau nevoie de oxigen". G4 Media (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Fire at COVID-19 hospital in Romania kills five patients". Reuters. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Încă un pacient transferat după incendiul de la Matei Balș a murit. Bilanțul deceselor a ajuns la 12. Cine este ultima victimă" (in Romanian). Realitatea TV. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Un nou deces în urma incendiului de la "Matei Balș", la un pacient de 89 de ani" (in Romanian). Adevărul. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Încă doi pacienți transferați după incendiul de la "Matei Balș" au murit" (in Romanian). Digi24. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Un nou deces în rândul pacienților transferați din pavilionul afectat de incendiul de la Matei Balș" (in Romanian). Digi24. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  7. ^ Cojan, Liviu (9 February 2021). "Au mai murit două persoane transferate de la spitalul Matei Balș după incendiu. Ancheta medico-legală va stabili cauzele deceselor". Digi24 (in Romanian).
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